Hanger for half-sized screens.



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H. B. HIGGINS.

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APPLICATION FILED APB. 15. 1903.

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Patented March 15, 1904.y

PATENT OFFICE.

HENRY B. HIGGINS, OF DENVER, COLORADO.

HANGER FOR HALF-SIZED SCREENS- SPECIFICATION forming part of LettersPatent No. 754,771, dated March 15, 1904.

Application filed plil 15,-1903.

T0 all whom it may concern:

Beit known that I, HENRY B. HIGGINS, a citizen of the United States,residing at Denver, Denver county, Colorado, have invented certain newand useful Improvements in Hangers for Half-Size Screens, of which thefollowing is a specification.

My invention relates to means for hanging and fastening window-screens,and has particular reference to fasteners or hangers for use withhalf-size screens, whether the screens are placed against or between thewindow-blind stops.

My invention relates particularly to that class of fasteners whichcomprise hinged parts by which a hinge or pivotal connection is madebetween the window-frame and the top of the screen, so that the lowerend of the screen may be swung outwardly to open the window. The screenswhich are thus equipped are usually fastened at the bottom by means of ahook or' catch, which is supposed to prevent the accidental pushing outof the screen; but so far as I am informed no fastening has yetbeendevised which successfully locks the screen against vertical movementvwhile in its normal position. It is proper that this function should beperformed by the hinge-fastening or hanger itself; and the object of myinvention is to provide a screen-hanger by which the screen may bepivotally hung in the window-frame with all the advantages andconveniences of such arrangement and which hanger will interfere withand prevent the vertical movement of the screen except when the screenis swung out to a certain position or inclination.

Another object of my invention is to sim.- plify the construction ofscreen-hangers and lessen the cost of manufacturing the same;

and another object whichI have in view is to provide a hanger or pairsof hangers that may be applied by an unskilled .person and which afterbeing applied to the window and screen may, if necessary, be easily andquickly adjusted to correct any inaccuracy that may have occurred in theplacing of the parts.-

Still another object of my invention is to provide a hanger which may beused on either side of the window-frame, thereby avoiding Serial No.152,732. (No model.)

the necessity for and expense of right and left hand hangers.

Another and particular object of the invenvtion is to provide a hangerthat shall be adapted for attachment to any part of the window-frame orof the window-sash that is parallel with the plane of the screen, sothat if special securityis desired the connection may be made betweenthe upper window-sash and the screen, in which case the screen whenfastened at the bottom will serve to prevent the lowering of the upperwindow-sash.

My invention consists iny a window-screen hanger, attachment, or supportcomprising a loop that is secured to the window or windowframe andclosely overhangs the top of the screen, in combination with a hook 0rpintle on the screen and which hangs in said loop. My invention alsoconsists in details of construction and combinations 0f parts, all ashereinafter described, and particularly pointed out in the claims.

The invention will be more readily understood by reference to theaccompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which-Figure 1 is a perspective view of portions of a window frame and screenequipped with a hanger that embodies my invention. Fig. 2 is an enlargedview of the hanger. Fig. 3 is a perspective view showing a modified formof the pivot-loop. Figs. 4 and 5 are edge and side views of saidpivot-loop, and Fig. 6 is a perspective view illustrating still anotherform ofthe loop and themanner of its use.

As shown in the drawings, 2 represents the window-frame; 3 representsthe blind-stop. 4 represents the upper window-sash. 5 represents thescreen-frame, and 6 represents the lling-strip that is attached to thescreenframe and` closes the opening which would otherwise exist betweenthe upper rail of the screen-frame and the mid-rail of the windowsash.It will be noted that the screen is placed or lies against the outerside of the blind-stop. This is the usual arrangement when new screensare made for windows; but when the screens are narrower and are placedbetween the opposite blind-stops, the filling-strip is dispensed with.My hanger is adapted for IOO use in either of these cases, though I havepreferred to illustrate same only in connection with screens of fullwidth, this being the preferable construction.

The improved hanger in all of its forms comprises a pivot-loop forattachment to the window-frame or the window-sash and which is opened atthe top in combination with a pintle that is secured in the screen. Inplacing the screen in position the pintle is dropped into the loop, thescreen at that time being held out at an angle. After the pintle isentered the screen is lowered to a vertical position and its top isswung beneath the overhanging loop, which thereafter serves as a stop toprevent vertical movement of the screen.

The preferred form of the loop portion of my device is shown in Figs. 1,2, and 6. It is hook-like and may be made of either round, square, orflat metal. Whatever its form in cross-section its shank or straightportion 7 terminates in a sharp point 8 at right angles to the shank,which is driven into the blindstop or the window sash and carries theweight of the screen. The shank is additionally fastened by a staple 9,that straddles the shank, or if the shank is fiat it may be secured byone or more nails or screws 10. (See Fig. 6.) At its lower end the loophas a sharp outward bend 11, and this terminates in theupwardly-projecting inclined portion 12. It will be seen that this lowerportion of the loop overhangs the top of the screen 5. It is thus madeto serve as a stop that prevents the lifting of the screen to such anextent as to disengage the pintle 13 from the loop. Said pintle 13 is aportion of ascrew-eye or screwhook or staple 14, the shank 15 of whichis driven into the top rail of the screen-frame.`

The pintle or cross-bar portion of the hook or staple is parallel withthe top of the screen, so that it may slide in the loop. This is thecase whether the shank of the pintle is driven straight into the screen,as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, or is inclined, as shown in Fig. 6. Thearrangement of the pintle-hook is governed by the location of the loopson the windowframe and may be corrected by turning the pintle-hooks upor down in the screen-frame, giving my inventiona distinct advantageover other hangers.

To adapt myhanger for attachment to side faces of either thewindow-frame or the blindstop, I sometimes make the loop, as shown inFigs. 3, 4 and 5. Here it takes a V form and is preferably made of acomparatively wide band 15. The upper ends are iiared or bent to formthe ears 16 to receive the ,nails or screws 13, by which the loop isfastened to the window-frame or to the blind-stop. The lower portion ofthe loop has sharp points or spuds 17, that are driven into the wood andprevent the displacement of the loop when pressure is 'eXacted againstthe inner side of the screen. It will be observed that the loop presentsasteep incline to the pintle, which bends to slide down the same, thuscausing the screen to hug tightly against the stops 3.

As various modifications of my invention will readily suggest themselvesto one skilled in the art, I do not confine my invention to the specificconstructions herein shown and described.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent-.-

1. The combination of the window-frame and the blind-stops thereof, withthe screen arranged in said window-frame and against the outer sides ofsaid blind-stops, a screen hanger or support arranged closely above thetop of the screen at each edge thereof to prevent the lifting of thescreen vertically while it is in place against said blind-stops, eachsaid hanger comprising a loop that is open at the top and which isprovided with a steep outer side or end for engagement by a pintle onsaid screen and whereon said pintle tends to slide downward and therebythrust the screen closely against the blind-stops, substantially asdescribed.

2. Aseparable screen hanger or hinge member comprising the open-toppedhook or loop that is composed of the straight portion or vshank 7, thedriving-Spud arranged at the end thereof, and the hook-forming portions11 and 124, the latter occupying an acute angle, with respect to theshank 7, substantially as described.

3. A separable hinge for half-size screens comprising the upper part orloop composed of the shank 7, the Spud 8, and the portions 11 and 12,the latter occupying an acute angle with respect to the shank 7, incombination with a pintle comprising a shank and a pintle proper, atright angles thereto, said upper part being adapted for attachment 'to awindow-blind stop, and said pintle being adapted for attachment to thetop of a screen, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, this 7th day of April,1903, in the city and county of Denver, Colorado, in the presence of twowitnesses.

HENRY B. HIGGINS.

Witnesses:

WILLIAM H. STEWART, JULIA B. TRENWITH.

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